Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
A Republican Ohio state senator says that Ohio’s five Republican lawmaker-mandated university civics centers are not “right-wing indoctrination,” as a George Washington University Law School professor questioned the need for the centers during a recent panel discussion. Ohio state Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, spoke on a panel about civics centers last week at an Education […]
The Republican candidate for Ohio Attorney General wants Ohio lawmakers to make abuse of the Flock camera database a felony but keep the system’s use for legitimate law enforcement purposes. His Democratic opponent doesn’t think the plan goes far enough. The automated license plate readers have spread rapidly through state and local law enforcement agencies […]
The level of hyperbole that pervades discussions of the shale gas industry’s role in Ohio’s economy has always been excessive. But recently, as the industry has pursued access to Ohio’s public lands for fracking and sought subsidies and regulatory favors, the claims have become absurd. It’s time for a regrounding in facts. The oil and […]
Ohio’s public schools have crossed an important line. State law required every traditional public school district, community school, and STEM school to adopt an artificial intelligence policy by July 1, 2026. Now comes the harder part: making those policies useful as students and teachers return to classrooms. The state’s model policy points districts in the right direction. […]
Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
Four years ago today, the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising erupted in Iran after the death in custody of Zhina Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who had been arrested by Iran’s “morality police.” Over the next three months, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets protesting against Iran’s discriminatory compulsory veiling laws. Amnesty […]
A major new report by the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem titled “The Elimination Project” accuses Israel of “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.” “For too long, Israel’s policies in the West Bank have been treated or looked at as isolated events,” says Ori Givati, director of […]
Congressional Democrats have opened an investigation after ProPublica revealed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin bankrolled part of Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding in May. ProPublica reports that Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars on wedding expenses, including the rental of a private island. Just weeks before the wedding, […]
U.S. House of Representatives Votes to End War on Iran for a Third Time, Saudi Arabia Claims It Destroyed a Houthi Drone South of Mecca, GOP Congressmember Massie Introduces Impeachment Articles Against Defense Secretary Hegseth, U.S. Acknowledges Space Force Has Deployed Weapons in Orbit, Trump Admin Approves $2.8 Billion Package Selling 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel, […]
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor launch their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World on Democracy Now! It examines how wealthy elites are preparing for “the end of the world,” even as they contribute to growing inequality, political instability and the climate crisis. The rise of modern-day fascism is “not […]
Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Order Restricting Mail-In Voting, Whistleblower Says Federal Agents Broke Laws in Trump-Ordered Search for “Unlawful Voters”, Trump Rejects Calls to Regulate A.I. as a ”SICK Conspiracy” and ”HOAX”, Saudi Crown Prince MBS Meets CENTCOM Chief as Houthis Consolidate Control Over Red Sea Coast, Iran’s IRGC Claims It Shot Down Two U.S. […]
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